Bust-holder



Aug. 1, 1933.

v. MADSEN 1,920,705

BUST HOLDER Filed Oct. l, 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Fig.1..

Aug. 1, 1933. v. MADSEN 1,920,705

BUSJZ HOLDER Filed 05'. 1, 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 m/vmm By' Arm/g E.V

Patented 1, 1933 1 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE The object of the instant invention consists in a bust-holder essentially characterized by the fact that the two parts or sheaths intended to receive the breasts of the wearer are independent 5 from each other, and are provided with suitable fastening or attaching elements, such as, clasps, snaps, buckles, hooks, and the like, allowing the said parts to be interconnected by intermediate means capable of being readily mounted on and removed from the said attaching elements after the sheaths have been properly fitted. In this manner the sheaths may be judiciously selected and appropriate, as to size, to the breasts of the wearer, it being not uncommon for the breasts of tothe of the bust-holder, which may be made of any suitable kind of tissue, and which,-prei'erably, comprise a border 3 sufllciently deformable or elastic so that it may follow closely the outline or the contour of the breasts, while being sumciently rigid so that it may keep the form or shape initially given thereto.

These sheaths land 2 are each provided with 1 and 2 are the cooperating parts or sheaths a band 4 and shoulder straps 4', as iswell known in the art to which this invention appertains. Each 01' the sheaths also carries fasteners 5 for the purpose of attaching thereto a small band or bridle 6, which may be ribbon, elastic tissue, or the like, 01' a length such as to accommodate the spacing of the breasts, so as to interconnect the parts or sheaths 1 and 2, as is clearly shown in the drawings. I

This arrangement permits, as stated above, the proper fitting of the parts or sheaths 1 and 2 to the wearer's breasts, no matter what their form, volume, spacing and spread or their dissimilarity of form, volume, spacing and spread may be.

It is obvious that the embodiment disclosed herein is not to be construed as a limitation of the invention and that it may receive any desirable constructive modification within the scope of this invention, as set forth in the appended claim.

What I claim is:

A bust-holder comprising two independent, quickly replaceable, sheaths adapted to receive the breasts of the wearer, fastening means carried inwardly by each of the sheaths, flexible elastic interconnecting means between the said sheaths,

whereby the sheaths may automatically accom- "modate themselves to the breasts of thewearer towards and away from each other and along opposite vertical directions, said -flexible elastic means comprising a looped tissue band slidably and removably mounted on the aforementioned fastening means, and means for. maintaining the bust-holder in place on the wearer.- 

